Committee probes agency restrictions on inspectors general

The Washington Post: It’s hard for inspectors general to be watchdogs when chained by their agencies.

IG employees investigate waste, fraud and other things that go wrong in federal places. They often work in the same buildings and eat in the same cafeterias as those they investigate, yet they stand apart. While legally under the supervision of an agency’s top boss, the IG is not supervised by that boss.

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